Freedom Writers - Visual Text 1.11 (internal) and 1.2 (external)

We are studying the film Freedom Writers directed by Richard LaGravenese. This film forms part of our study for 1.11 (Show understanding of visual and/or oral text(s) through close viewing and/or listening, using supporting evidence) which is internal and worth 3 credits, but may also be used if you choose to sit 1.2 (Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), using supporting evidence) which is worth 4 credits in the end of year NCEA exam.

General Visual Text Information

Here is the sheet you were given in class today (Monday 11 April) on written versus visual texts.


Here is the sheet on film terms.


Here is information on sound in film.

Achievement Standard 1.11 Close viewing visual text

Here is the template we used to start deconstructing aspects of visual text in film.


Here is a list of aspects of visual text. It is a matching exercise - see if you can do it.


Here is the 1.11 Achievement Standard Instructions Booklet.


Here are the EXEMPLARS for 1.11 (using the film 'Twilight') that we have been looking at in class.


Here is the RESOURCE TABLE 1 for the start of our internal assessment.

Teaching and Learning notes from class

Here is the character sheet to fill in from 'Freedom Writers'.


Here is the themes powerpoint for 'Freedom Writers'


Here are handouts on character, setting, production techniques and visual and verbal features.

Essay writing for visual text

Here is a template for planning an essay response.


Here is an essay template for a question on AN IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP in 'Freedom Writers'.

External exam questions and exemplars

For those of you who have put your name down to do 1.2 Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), using supporting evidence in the NCEA exam at the end of the year, here are some old exam papers (questions) and exemplars of Not Achieved, Achieved, Merit and Excellence answers.

Sample Exam Paper for 2011 (because this is the first year this Achievement Standard has been done in this way)

Excellence exemplar.

Merit exemplar.

Achieved exemplar.

Not achieved exemplar.


This is how you will be marked in the exam for this question on visual text.


This is what you will find in the exam for this question on visual text.